It is summer which means I should be 5'8" and 11½ stone. I debunk the BMI thing as apparently I am obese but have 30" waist...
What amuses me is I have a few mates who are pretty much the same height but all have 3-4 stone more yet like to refer to me as "small". What is annoying is all my teenage nephews are taller than me...

Possibly because it is a scientifically proven fact that tall people are naturally seen as leaders (perceived dominance, health and intelligence), can reach more things on shelves in shops and just look AWESOME!

Speeds and distances shall be referred to and measured in kilometers.
This includes while discussing cycling in the workplace with your non-cycling coworkers, serving to further mystify our sport in the web of their Neanderthalic cognitive capabilities. As the confused expression spreads across their unibrowed faces, casually mention your shaved legs. All of cycling’s monuments are measured in the metric system and as such the English system is forbidden.

Why do some people consider growing an achievement?
Possibly because it is a scientifically proven fact that tall people are naturally seen as leaders (perceived dominance, health and intelligence), can reach more things on shelves in shops and just look AWESOME!

Us tall people are the pinnacle of current evolution, short people want to be taller but tall people don't want to be shorter, what would be the point in that.

I've met dozens of people when out on the bike. Most have commented on how in proportion it looks. Most hadn't realised it was even a 29er because it looks right. Not the best pic, but it looks just like a FS mountain bike with a longish seatpost:

I've met dozens of people when out on the bike. Most have commented on how in proportion it looks. Most hadn't realised it was even a 29er because it looks right. Not the best pic, but it looks just like a FS mountain bike with a longish seatpost:

Meh...no sideview? You're cheating! To be fair, considering its size, it's got as gate-ish as it could be...seen much worse.